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Chocolate consumers could bear brunt of recent cocoa price spike as supply woes continue
COCOA has turned out to be a sweet treat for investors this year, but companies and consumers are reeling from the price surge even as market watchers warn that...
Boeing, Airbus exploring framework to divvy up Spirit Aero’s operations: sources
BOEING and Airbus are edging towards a potentially coordinated deal to split operations of troubled supplier Spirit AeroSystems, taking on plants needed to support their top jet programmes, people...
Currency angst goes global as strong dollar vexes officials
A RESURGENT US dollar is exasperating central bankers and governments around the world, forcing them into action to relieve the pressure on their own currencies.From Tokyo to Istanbul, policymakers...
Ford delays some North American electric SUV, truck production
FORD Motor said on Thursday (Apr 4) it had delayed the planned launches of three-row EVs in Canada and its next-generation electric pickup truck in Tennessee as the slowdown...
Banking bottleneck causing six-month delays for Russia-China payments: sources
AS THE threat of secondary sanctions deters Chinese banks from facilitating trade with Russia, companies are flocking to the one Russian bank with a Chinese branch and facing up...
Mitsui, Rohto Pharmaceutical take 86% stake in Eu Yan Sang for S$687 million
JAPAN’S Mitsui & Co and Rohto Pharmaceutical have purchased an 86 per cent stake in Eu Yan Sang International for S$687 million in cash.In a statement on Thursday (Apr...
Singapore stocks rise amid regional rally; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares ended higher amid a broader regional rally, with the blue-chip barometer Straits Times Index (STI) rising 0.4 per cent or 12.35 points to 3,235.01 on Thursday (Apr 4)....
Airlines desperate for planes paying more for older models
BOEING’S latest 737 Max crisis has worsened an airline shortage of popular narrow body aircraft, sending the cost of used-jet rentals to the highest level in years. The US planemaker...
